Amplifiers with noise splitting
Amplifiers with noise splitting to improve noise figure are disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus (e.g., a wireless device, an integrated circuit, etc.) includes a plurality of amplifier circuits and at least one interconnection circuit. The amplifier circuits receive an input radio frequency (RF) signal. The interconnection circuit(s) are coupled between the plurality of amplifier circuits. Each interconnection circuit is closed to short the outputs or internal nodes of two amplifier circuits coupled to that interconnection circuit. The plurality of amplifier circuits may include a plurality of gain circuits coupled to a plurality of current buffers, one gain circuit and one current buffer for each amplifier circuit. Each amplifier circuit provides an output current, which may include a portion of the current from each of the plurality of gain circuits when the plurality of amplifier circuits are enabled.
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I. Field
The present disclosure relates generally to electronics, and more specifically to amplifiers.
II. Background
A wireless device (e.g., a cellular phone or a smartphone) in a wireless communication system may transmit and receive data for two-way communication. The wireless device may include a transmitter for data transmission and a receiver for data reception. For data transmission, the transmitter may modulate a radio frequency (RF) carrier signal with data to obtain a modulated RF signal, amplify the modulated RF signal to obtain an amplified RF signal having the proper output power level, and transmit the amplified RF signal via an antenna to a base station. For data reception, the receiver may obtain a received RF signal via the antenna and may amplify and process the received RF signal to recover data sent by the base station.
A wireless device may support carrier aggregation, which is simultaneous operation on multiple carriers. A carrier may refer to a range of frequencies used for communication and may be associated with certain characteristics. For example, a carrier may be associated with system information describing operation on the carrier. A carrier may also be referred to as a component carrier (CC), a frequency channel, a cell, etc. It is desirable to efficiently support carrier aggregation by the wireless device.
The detailed description set forth below is intended as a description of exemplary designs of the present disclosure and is not intended to represent the only designs in which the present disclosure can be practiced. The term “exemplary” is used herein to mean “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any design described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other designs. The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing a thorough understanding of the exemplary designs of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the exemplary designs described herein may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the novelty of the exemplary designs presented herein.
Amplifier with noise splitting and having good performance and other desirable characteristics are disclosed herein. These amplifiers may include SIMO LNAs supporting simultaneous reception of multiple transmitted signals. These amplifiers may be used for various types of electronic devices such as wireless communication devices.
Wireless device 110 may also be referred to as a user equipment (UE), a mobile station, a terminal, an access terminal, a subscriber unit, a station, etc. Wireless device 110 may be a cellular phone, a smartphone, a tablet, a wireless modem, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld device, a laptop computer, a smartbook, a netbook, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a Bluetooth device, etc. Wireless device 110 may communicate with wireless system 120. Wireless device 110 may also receive signals from broadcast stations (e.g., a broadcast station 134), signals from satellites (e.g., a satellite 150) in one or more global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), etc. Wireless device 110 may support one or more radio technologies for wireless communication such as LTE, WCDMA, CDMA 1×, EVDO, TD-SCDMA, GSM, 802.11, etc.
Wireless device 110 may support carrier aggregation, which is operation on multiple carriers. Carrier aggregation may also be referred to as multi-carrier operation. Wireless device 110 may be able to operate in low-band from 698 to 960 megahertz (MHz), mid-band from 1475 to 2170 MHz, and/or high-band from 2300 to 2690 and 3400 to 3800 MHz. Low-band, mid-band, and high-band refer to three groups of bands (or band groups), with each band group including a number of frequency bands (or simply, “bands”). Each band may cover up to 200 MHz and may include one or more carriers. Each carrier may cover up to 20 MHz in LTE. LTE Release 11 supports 35 bands, which are referred to as LTE/UMTS bands and are listed in 3GPP TS 36.101. Wireless device 110 may be configured with up to five carriers in one or two bands in LTE Release 11.
In general, carrier aggregation (CA) may be categorized into two types—intra-band CA and inter-band CA. Intra-band CA refers to operation on multiple carriers within the same band. Inter-band CA refers to operation on multiple carriers in different bands.
In the exemplary design shown in
In the exemplary design shown in
Data processor/controller 380 may perform various functions for wireless device 110. For example, data processor 380 may perform processing for data being received via receivers 330 and data being transmitted via transmitters 350. Controller 380 may control the operation of the various circuits within transceivers 320 and 322. A memory 382 may store program codes and data for data processor/controller 380. Data processor/controller 380 may be implemented on one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and/or other ICs.
Wireless device 110 may include one or more SIMO LNAs. A SIMO LNA includes a single input and multiple (M) outputs and can receive a single input RF signal at its input and provide up to M output RF signals from up to M outputs. A SIMO LNA may be used to simultaneously receive (i) multiple transmissions sent on multiple carriers in the same band for intra-band CA or (ii) multiple transmitted signals from different wireless systems (e.g., LTE and WCDMA).
An input RF signal (RFin) is applied to the M amplifier circuits 450a to 450m. One or more amplifier circuits 450 may be enabled by turning on the associated current buffers 470. For example, N amplifier circuits 450 may be enabled to concurrently receive transmissions on N sets of carriers in the same band for intra-band CA, where 1≦N≦M. Each set of carriers may include one or more carriers. Each enabled amplifier circuit 450 may amplify the input RF signal and provides an output RF signal to its load circuit 490.
The N enabled amplifier circuits 450 in SIMO LNA 440 operate independently and have outputs that are separated from each other in order to provide isolation between different transmissions or signals being processed. Each gain circuit 460 outputs a signal current of is and a noise current of in. The noise figure (NF) of each amplifier circuit 450 is dependent on the signal current and the noise current from the associated gain circuit 460. Amplifier circuits 450 typically have worse noise figure when operating simultaneously as compare to one amplifier circuit 450 operating alone due to degradation of input matching or noise coupling between different amplifier circuits.
In an aspect of the present disclosure, a SIMO LNA with noise splitting may be used to support simultaneous reception of multiple transmissions or signals. Noise splitting refers to “splitting” of noise among multiple outputs such that each output observes less noise and can achieve a better/lower noise figure.
In the exemplary design shown in
In general, any number of amplifier circuits 550 and any one of amplifier circuits 550 may be enabled at any given moment. Furthermore, any number of switches 582 and any one of switches 582 may be closed at any given moment. A given amplifier circuit 550 may drive its load circuit 590 by itself. Alternatively, multiple amplifier circuits 550 may have their outputs coupled together via their closed switches 582 and may collectively drive their load circuits 590. The noise figures of amplifier circuits 550 having their outputs coupled together may be improved through noise splitting.
If all switches 582 are opened, then each amplifier circuit 550 may drive only its load circuit 590. The output current provided by each amplifier circuit 550 to its load circuit 590 may be expressed as:
im=is,m+in,m Eq (1)
where
is,m is a signal current from the m-th amplifier circuit 550,
in,m is a noise current from the m-th amplifier circuit 550, and
im is an output current from the m-th amplifier circuit 550.
The noise power at each load circuit 590 may be expressed as:
Pnoise,m≈in,m2*Rload Eq (2)
where
Rload is an impedance of each load circuit 590, and
Pnoise,m is the noise power at the m-th load circuit 590 without noise splitting.
If all switches 582 are closed, then the outputs of all M amplifier circuits 550a to 550m are shorted together at a summing node X. In this case, the total current itotal at the summing node may be expressed as:
where
is is an average signal current from each amplifier circuit 550, and
itotal is a total current from all M amplifier circuits 550a to 550m.
The signal currents is,1 to is,M from the M amplifier circuits 550a to 550m (or more specifically, from M gain circuits 560a to 560m) should be similar since they are generated based on the same input RF signal, which is applied to all M amplifier circuits 550. Hence, the total signal current may be approximately equal to M*is. The noise currents in,1 to in,M from the M amplifier circuits 550a to 550m should be uncorrelated. Hence, the total noise current is equal to the sum of the noise currents from the M amplifier circuits 550a to 550m.
The total current at the summing node may be split and provided to the M load circuits 590a to 590m. The current received by each load circuit 590 may be expressed as:
where iload is a load current provided to each load circuit 590.
The noise currents from the M amplifier circuits 550a to 550m should be uncorrelated and may add constructively or destructively. Hence, the noise power at each load circuit 590 may be expressed as:
where
in is an average noise current from each amplifier circuit 570, and
Pnoise is the noise power at each load circuit 590 with noise splitting.
As shown in equations (2) and (5), noise splitting may reduce the noise power at each load circuit 590 by a factor of M, which corresponds to the number of amplifier circuits 550 having their outputs shorted together. The reduction in noise power is due to the noise currents from the M amplifier circuits 550a to 550m being uncorrelated. The signal power at each load circuit 590 may be approximately the same regardless of whether or not the outputs of amplifier circuits 550 are shorted together. The constant signal power with or without noise splitting is due to the signal currents from the M amplifier circuits 550a to 550m being similar or highly correlated. The noise figure at each load circuit 590 may be improved with noise splitting since the signal power is approximately the same whereas the noise power is reduced by a factor of M with noise splitting.
SIMO LNA 540 with noise splitting at current buffer output may be implemented with various circuit architectures. Some exemplary designs of SIMO LNA 540 are described below. SIMO LNA 540 may also be implemented with transistors of various types. Some exemplary designs of SIMO LNA 540 implemented with N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistors are described below.
In the exemplary design shown in
In the exemplary design shown in
Amplifier circuits 650a and 650b may also be implemented in other manners. In another exemplary design, an amplifier circuit may include a gain transistor having its source coupled directly to circuit ground (instead of to a source degeneration inductor). In yet another exemplary design, an amplifier circuit may include two gain transistors coupled in parallel and having their gates receiving the input RF signal. A first gain transistor may have its source coupled to a source degeneration inductor, as shown in
In the exemplary design shown in
Load circuits 690 may also be implemented in other manners. In another exemplary design, a load circuit may include an inductor and possibly a capacitor coupled between the output of an amplifier circuit and the VDD supply. In yet another exemplary design, a load circuit may include a P-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor having its source coupled to the VDD supply and its drain coupled to the drain of a cascode transistor 674. The PMOS transistor may provide an active load for cascode transistor 674.
For simplicity,
SIMO LNA 640a may operate in a single-output mode or a multi-output mode. In the single-output mode, SIMO LNA 640a receives the input RF signal and provides one output RF signal to one load circuit 690. The single-output mode may be used to receive (i) a transmission on one carrier without carrier aggregation, or (ii) transmissions on one set of carriers among transmissions on multiple sets of carriers in different bands for inter-band CA, or (iii) a transmitted signal from one wireless system. In the multi-output mode, SIMO LNA 640a receives the input RF signal and provides two output RF signals to two load circuits 690. The multi-output mode may be used to receive (i) transmissions on two sets of carriers for intra-band CA or (ii) two transmitted signals from two wireless systems.
In the exemplary design shown in
SIMO LNA 840 with noise splitting at gain circuit output may be implemented with various circuit architectures and various types of transistors. Some exemplary designs of SIMO LNA 840 implemented with NMOS transistors are described below.
SIMO LNA 940a may operate in a single-output mode or a multi-output mode. In the single-output mode, SIMO LNA 940a receives the input RF signal and provides one output RF signal, which may be either RFout1 or RFout2. In the multi-output mode, SIMO LNA 940a receives the input RF signal and provides two output RF signals RFout1 and RFout2.
SIMO LNA 940c may operate in the single-output mode or the multi-output mode. In the single-output mode with RFout1 enabled, amplifier circuit 952a may be enabled, amplifier circuit 952b may be disabled, NMOS transistors 984a and 984b may be turned off, and amplifier circuit 952a may provide the RFout1 signal. Alternatively, amplifier circuit 952a may be enabled, gain transistor 964b and cascode transistor 984b may be enabled, cascode transistors 974b and 984a may be disabled, and amplifier circuit 952a may provide the RFout1 signal.
In the single-output mode with RFout2 enabled, amplifier circuit 952b may be enabled, amplifier circuit 952a may be disabled, NMOS transistors 984a and 984b may be turned off, and amplifier circuit 952b may provide the RFout2 signal. Alternatively, amplifier circuit 952b may be enabled, gain transistor 964a and cascode transistor 984a may be enabled, cascode transistors 974a and 984b may be disabled, and amplifier circuit 952b may provide the RFout2 signal.
In the multi-output mode, amplifier circuits 952a and 952b may both be enabled, NMOS transistors 984a and 984b may be enabled, and amplifier circuits 952a and 952b may provide the RFout1 and RFout2 signals, respectively. In the multi-output mode, gain circuit 962a may provide half its output current to cascode transistor 974a and the other half of its output current to cascode transistor 984a. Similarly, gain circuit 962b may provide half its output current to cascode transistor 974b and the other half of its output current to cascode transistor 984b. The currents from cascode transistors 974a and 984b may be summed at the output of amplifier circuit 952a. The currents from cascode transistors 974b and 984a may be summed at the output of amplifier circuit 952b. Cascode transistors 984a and 984b effectively short the drains of gain transistors 964a and 964b together while presenting low impedance to gain transistors 964a and 964b. The noise figures of amplifier circuits 952a and 952b may be improved through noise splitting obtained by turning on cascode transistors 984a and 984b and splitting the output currents of gain transistors 964a and 964b in the multi-output mode.
The SIMO LNAs with noise splitting described herein may be used for various applications. The SIMO LNAs may be used to receive transmissions on multiple carriers (e.g., in the same band) for carrier aggregation. The SIMO LNAs may also be used to concurrently receive transmitted signals (e.g., in the same band) from multiple wireless systems (e.g., LTE and GSM, EVDO and CDMA 1×, WLAN and Bluetooth, etc.). The SIMO LNAs may also be used to concurrently receive transmissions for different services (e.g., voice and data). The SIMO LNAs may provide a single output RF signal in the single-output mode or multiple output RF signals in the multi-output mode.
The SIMO LNAs with noise splitting described herein may provide various advantages. First, these SIMO LNAs may have better noise figure due to noise splitting without sacrificing other performance metrics such as linearity. Second, the SIMO LNAs may be implemented with little additional die area and no increase in current consumption. Third, noise splitting may be applied to any circuit with two or more amplifier circuits sharing the same input RF signal.
In an exemplary design, an apparatus (e.g., a wireless device, an IC, a circuit module, etc.) may include a plurality of amplifier circuits and at least one interconnection circuit. The plurality of amplifier circuits (e.g., amplifier circuits 550a to 550m in
In an exemplary design, the plurality of amplifier circuits may comprise a plurality of gain circuits (e.g., gain circuits 560 in
In an exemplary design, one of the plurality of amplifier circuits may amplify the input RF signal and provide one output RF signal when this one amplifier circuit is enabled. The remaining amplifier circuits may be disabled. In an exemplary design, the plurality of amplifier circuits may be enabled to amplify the input RF signal and provide a plurality of output RF signals. Each amplifier circuit may provide an output current comprising a portion of the current from each of the plurality of gain circuits when the plurality of amplifier circuits are enabled.
In an exemplary design, noise splitting at current buffer output may be implemented, e.g., as shown in
In another exemplary design, noise splitting at gain circuit output may be implemented, e.g., as shown in
In an exemplary design, the plurality of amplifier circuits may comprise first and second amplifier circuits. The first amplifier circuit (e.g., amplifier circuit 650a in
In an exemplary design, the at least one interconnection circuit may comprise a switch (e.g., switch 682a in
In another exemplary design, the at least one interconnection circuit may comprise a capacitor (e.g., capacitor 982 in
In yet another exemplary design, the at least one interconnection circuit may comprise third and fourth cascode transistors. The third cascode transistor (e.g., cascode transistor 984a in
The apparatus may include first and second load circuits coupled to the first and second amplifier circuits, respectively. In an exemplary design, the first load circuit (e.g., load circuit 690a in
In an exemplary design of block 1014, the input RF signal may be amplified with a plurality of gain circuits in the plurality of amplifier circuits. The plurality of amplifier circuits may provide output currents. The output current from each amplifier circuit may comprise a portion of the current from each of the plurality of gain circuits.
The amplifiers (e.g., SIMO LNAs) with noise splitting described herein may be implemented on an IC, an analog IC, an RFIC, a mixed-signal IC, an ASIC, a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, etc. The amplifiers with noise splitting may also be fabricated with various IC process technologies such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), NMOS, PMOS, bipolar junction transistor (BJT), bipolar-CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs), high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs), silicon-on-insulator (SOI), etc.
An apparatus implementing an amplifier with noise splitting described herein may be a stand-alone device or may be part of a larger device. A device may be (i) a stand-alone IC, (ii) a set of one or more ICs that may include memory ICs for storing data and/or instructions, (iii) an RFIC such as an RF receiver (RFR) or an RF transmitter/receiver (RTR), (iv) an ASIC such as a mobile station modem (MSM), (v) a module that may be embedded within other devices, (vi) a receiver, cellular phone, wireless device, handset, or mobile unit, (vii) etc.
In one or more exemplary designs, the functions described may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.
The previous description of the disclosure is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, the disclosure is not intended to be limited to the examples and designs described herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
Claims
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of amplifier circuits having a respective plurality of outputs each configured to couple with a respective one of a plurality of load circuits, the plurality of amplifier circuits configured to receive an input radio frequency (RF) signal; and
- at least one interconnection circuit configured to switchably short together at least two of the plurality of outputs of at least two of the plurality of amplifier circuits at a summing node with a respective at least two of the plurality of load circuits,
- wherein the plurality of amplifier circuits comprises first and second amplifier circuits, the first amplifier circuit comprising a first gain transistor and a first cascode transistor, and the second amplifier circuit comprising a second gain transistor and a second cascode transistor, and
- wherein the at least one interconnection circuit comprises a third cascode transistor coupled between a drain of the first gain transistor and a drain of the second cascode transistor, and a fourth cascode transistor coupled between a drain of the second gain transistor and a drain of the first cascode transistor.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, the plurality of amplifier circuits comprising a plurality of gain circuits and a plurality of current buffers, one gain circuit and one current buffer for each amplifier circuit.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, each amplifier circuit configured to provide an output current comprising a portion of a current from each of the plurality of gain circuits when the plurality of amplifier circuits are enabled to amplify the input RF signal and provide a plurality of output RF signals.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the outputs are outputs of the plurality of gain circuits and the at least one interconnection circuit configured to short the outputs of the plurality of gain circuits when the plurality of amplifier circuits are enabled.
5. The apparatus of claim 2, the at least one interconnection circuit comprising:
- a plurality of cascode transistors coupled between the plurality of gain circuits and the plurality of current buffers, each cascode transistor being coupled between a gain circuit in one amplifier circuit and a current buffer in another amplifier circuit, the plurality of cascode transistors being turned on when the plurality of amplifier circuits are enabled.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, the at least one interconnection circuit configured to short outputs of the plurality of amplifier circuits when the plurality of amplifier circuits are enabled.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, one of the plurality of amplifier circuits configured to amplify the input RF signal and provide an output RF signal when the one amplifier circuit is enabled and remaining ones of the plurality of amplifier circuits are disabled.
8. The apparatus of claim 1,
- the third and fourth cascode transistors being turned on when both the first and second amplifier circuits are enabled.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, only the first cascode transistor being turned on, or both the first and fourth cascode transistors being turned on, when the first amplifier circuit is enabled.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
- a first load circuit comprising a first transformer coupled to the first amplifier circuit; and
- a second load circuit comprising a second transformer coupled to the second amplifier circuit.
11. A method comprising:
- applying an input radio frequency (RF) signal to a plurality of amplifier circuits having a respective plurality of outputs each configured to couple with a respective one of a plurality of load circuits;
- enabling at least one of the plurality of amplifier circuits to amplify the input RF signal and provide at least one output RF signal; and
- switchably shorting together at least two of the plurality of outputs of at least two of the plurality of amplifier circuits at a summing node with a respective at least two of the plurality of load circuits,
- wherein the plurality of amplifier circuits comprises first and second amplifier circuits, the first amplifier circuit comprising a first gain transistor and a first cascode transistor, and the second amplifier circuit comprising a second gain transistor and a second cascode transistor, and
- wherein the switchably shorting comprises utilizing a third cascode transistor coupled between a drain of the first gain transistor and a drain of the second cascode transistor, and a fourth cascode transistor coupled between a drain of the second gain transistor and a drain of the first cascode transistor.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
- amplifying the input RF signal with a plurality of gain circuits in the plurality of amplifier circuits; and
- providing output currents from the plurality of amplifier circuits, an output current from each amplifier circuit comprising a portion of a current from each of the plurality of gain circuits.
13. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of amplifying means having a respective plurality of outputs each configured to couple with a respective one of a plurality of loading means, the plurality of amplifier means configured to receive an input radio frequency (RF) signal; and
- at least one interconnection means configured to switchably short together at least two of the plurality of outputs of at least two of the plurality of amplifying means at a summing node with a respective at least two of the plurality of loading means,
- wherein the plurality of amplifying means comprises first and second amplifying means, the first amplifying means comprising a first gain means and a first cascode means, and the second amplifying means comprising a second gain means and a second cascode means, and
- wherein the at least one interconnection means comprises a third cascode means coupled between the first gain means and the second cascode means, and a fourth cascode means coupled between the second gain means and the first cascode means.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, the plurality of amplifying means comprising:
- a plurality of gain means configured to amplify the input RF signal; and
- a plurality of buffer means coupled to the plurality of gain means, each amplifying means configured to provide an output current comprising a portion of a current from each of the plurality of gain means when the plurality of amplifying means are enabled.
15. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of amplifier circuits having a respective plurality of outputs each configured to couple with a respective one of a plurality of load circuits, the plurality of amplifier circuits configured to receive an input radio frequency (RF) signal, the plurality of amplifier circuits comprising first and second amplifier circuits, the first amplifier circuit comprising a first gain transistor and a first cascode transistor, and the second amplifier circuit comprising a second gain transistor and a second cascode transistor;
- at least one interconnection circuit configured to switchably short together at least two of the plurality of outputs of at least two of the plurality of amplifier circuits at a summing node with a respective at least two of the plurality of load circuits; and
- an inductor coupled between the source of the first gain transistor and circuit ground.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the
- inductor is coupled between sources of the first and second gain transistors and the circuit ground.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 22, 2012
Date of Patent: Jan 10, 2017
Patent Publication Number: 20140113578
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated (San Diego, CA)
Inventors: Rui Xu (San Diego, CA), Li-Chung Chang (Irvine, CA)
Primary Examiner: Nguyen Vo
Application Number: 13/656,904
International Classification: H04B 1/06 (20060101); H03F 1/22 (20060101); H03F 1/26 (20060101); H03F 3/19 (20060101); H03F 3/21 (20060101); H03F 3/24 (20060101); H03F 3/68 (20060101); H03F 3/72 (20060101);